Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 19, 1887
Registers and Receivers q. s. Land Offices,
Gentlemen:-From and after the 18th
day OF April, 1887, you will not recognize
any attorney or agent for claimants OF
other parties to any proceedings before
you until he has complied with the fol
lowing regulations:
1. An attorney-at-law who desires to
represent claimants or contestants before
your Office shall file a certificate, under
the seal of United States, State or ter
ritorial court for the judicial district in
which he resides or the local land Office
is situated, that he is an attorney in good
standing.
q Amy person mot an attorney-at-
law who desires to appear as an agent
for claimants or contestants before your
Office must file certificate from Judge
OF q United States court or of State or
territorial court having common law ju-
risdiction, except probate courts, id the
county wherein he resides or the local Of
fee is situated, duly authenticated under
the seal OF the court, that such person is
OF good moral character and in good re-
pute, possessed of the necessary qualif-
cations to enable him to render clients
valuable service, and otherwise compe-
tent to advise and assist them in the pre-
sentation of their claims or contests.
3. The oath OF allegiance required by
: Section BATS Of the United States Revis-
ed Statutes must also be fled by appi-
cants. In case Of firm, the names of the
individuals composing the firm must be
given, and a certificate and oath as to
each member of the firm will be required.
4. An applicant to practice under the
above regulations must address letter to
the Register and Receiver, inclosing the
certificate and oath above required, in
which letter his full name and post-offce
address must be given. He must state
whether or not he has ever been recog-
nized as an attorney or agent before this
Department, or any bureau thereof, or
any of the local land Offices, and if 80,
whether he has ever been suspended or
disbarred from practice. He must also
state whether he holds any Office under
the Government of the United States.
After an application to practice has
been filed in due form, the Register and
Receiver will recognize the applicant as
an attorney or agent, as the case may be,
unless they have good reason to believe
that the person making the application is
unfit to practice before their offices, or
unless otherwise instructed by the Com
missioner or Secretary.
Registers and Receivers must keep rec
ord of the names and residences of all
attorneys and agents recognized as en-
titled to represent clients in their sever
al offices.
Every attorney must, either at the time
OF entering his appearance for claimant
or contestant or within thirty days there
after, file the written authority for such
appearance, signed by said claimant or
contestant, and setting forth his or her
residence, occupation, and post-office ad-
dress. Upon failure to file such writ
ten authority within the time limited, it
ehall be the duty of the Register and
Receiver to no longer recognize him as
attorney in the case.
An attorney in fact will be required to
file power of attorney of his principal,
duly executed, specifying the power grant
ed and stating the party's present resi-
dence, occupation, and post-office adj
dress.
When the appearance is for a person
other than a claimant or contestant of
record the attorney or agent will be re-
quired to state the name of the person for
whom he appears, post-office address, the
character and extent of his interest in the
matter involved, and when and from
what source it was acquired. Authorize
tions and powers signed or executed in
blank will not be recognized.
II any attorney or agent shall knowing
ingly commit any of the following acts,
viz: Represent fictitious or fraudulent
entrymen; prosecute collusive contests;
speculate in accomplishments or entries;
assist in procuring illegal or fraudulent
entries or filings; represent himself as the
attorney or agent OF entrymen when he is
only attorney or agent for transferee or
MORTGAGE; conceal the name or interest
OF his client; give pernicious advice to
parties seeking to obtain title to public
lands; attempt to prevent qualified per-
son from settling upon, entering, or filing
for tract of public land properly subject
to such entry or filing, or be otherwise
guilty of dishonest or unprofessional con-
duct; or who, in connection with business
pending in local land offices or in this |
Department, shall knowingly employ as
sub-agent, clerk, or correspondent per-
who has been guilty Of any one of these
acts, or who has been prohibited from
practicing before the Register and Re-
ceiver or this Department, it will be suf-
fcient reason for his disbarment from
practice, and you are authorized to re-
fuse to further recognize any person as
agent or attorney who shall be known to
you or proven before you to be guilty of
improper and unprofessional conduct as
above stated.
An attorney or agent who has been
admitted to practice in any particular |
land district NAV no enrolled md outhor